CANCELED – Elena Ferrante’s Key Words @ Georgetown University
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE DETERMINED. The Italian Department at Georgetown University, in collaboration with the Embassy of Italy and the Istituto Italiano di Cultura, presents a conference by Prof. Tiziana de Rogatis, Università per Stranieri di Siena, Elena Ferrante’s Key Words: Examining the Neapolitan Quartet. […]
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CANCELED – Sea of Shadows
As part of the Environmental Film Festival, we are pleased to announce the screening of the award winning film “Sea of Shadows”. A looming disaster in one of the most spectacular environments on Earth sparks a rescue mission unlike any other. When Mexican drug cartels and Chinese traffickers join forces to poach the rare totoaba […]
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CANCELED – Women in Jazz Festival – Opening Night
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE DETERMINED. The Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute are delighted to welcome the 10th annual Washington Women in Jazz Festival, opening on March 17th at the Embassy of Italy with a special performance featuring Italian artists Silvia […]
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CANCELED – Invisible Women: The Rediscovery of Historical Women Artists in Florence
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE DETERMINED. Florence is home to great masters of Italian Renaissance art such as Botticelli, Donatello, Leonardo and Michelangelo but few people know that the city nourished women artists as well. Through the joint efforts of Italian museums such as […]
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CANCELED – V1CO: Milan and Vico Magistretti
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED. A NEW DATE WILL BE ANNOUNCED ONCE DETERMINED. Vico Magistretti was one of the most prolific industrial designers of his generation. His pieces, from lamps to chairs, to sofas and kitchens, grace homes and offices around the world. And he was not just a designer, but also […]
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Raphael: 500 Years of a Master
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of Raphael’s death and marking the opening at the National Gallery of Art (NGA) of the splendid exhibition Raphael and His Circle, join us for an evening celebrating one of the greatest masters of Italian Renaissance, Raffaello. Together with NGA Senior Curator […]
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Material vs Material: exploring avant-garde jewelry with designer Lucia Odescalchi
Join us for an evening of luminous elegance as we explore the art of Italian fine jeweler Lucia Odescalchi. In conversation with Ilene Gutman, Deputy Director at the National Museum of Women in the Arts, Lucia will let us enter her unique workshop, where the much sought-after pieces come to life before they can be […]
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The Future of Europe: Italy’s Perspective @ Georgetown University
Christopher S. Celenza, Ph.D., Dr.phil, Dean of Georgetown College of Georgetown University, in partnership with the Italian Research Institute of Georgetown College, the BMW Center for German & European Studies of Georgetown School of Foreign Service, and the Embassy of Italy present the lecture “The Future of Europe: Italy’s Perspective”. Featuring Vincenzo Amendola Italian Minister for […]
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Fellini Jazz – A tribute to the Cinema of Federico Fellini by Maestro Enrico Pieranunzi
2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest in international cinema, a master of memory, dreams, fantasy and desire: Federico Fellini. Our year-long celebration of Fellini’s genius starts with this musical tribute by one of the most acclaimed pianist of the Italian jazz scene: Enrico Pieranunzi. For this debut in […]
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Italian Mothers and Daughters: Writings from the Holocaust
On the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2020, the Embassy of Italy and the Italian Cultural Institute, in collaboration with the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington DC (USHMM), invite you to an evening remembering Italian mothers and daughters of the Holocaust. Although the Holocaust has been widely studied, what women were […]
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